Stella Rimington

1 series 3 books in order

Stella Rimington joined Britain’s Security Service (MI5) in 1969. During her nearly 30-year career she worked in all the main fields of the Service’s responsibilities—counter subversion, counter espionage and counterterrorism—and successively became Director of all three branches. Appointed Director General of MI5 in 1992, she was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Following her retirement from MI5 in 1996, she became a nonexecutive director of Marks & Spencer and published her autobiography, Open Secret, in the United Kingdom. She is also the author of the novels: At Risk, Secret Asset, and Illegal Action. Rimington lives in London.

Known for
Agent Liz Carlyle Series

Series by Stella Rimington

Agent Liz Carlyle Series

4 books in order · 2004–2011

  1. Cover of At Risk

    At Risk

    2004 · Stella Rimington

    An announcement is made at a meeting of the British Intelligence Joint Counter-Terrorist group: “The opposition may be about to deploy an invisible.”…

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  2. Cover of Secret Asset

    Secret Asset

    2007 · Stella Rimington

    Liz Carlyle, the quick, passionate intelligence officer of Britain's MI5, returns to defuse a terrorist plot in this high-stakes, high-tension tale…

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  3. Cover of Illegal Action

    Illegal Action

    2007 · Stella Rimington

    The fiercely intelligent, ambitious MI5 officer Liz Carlyle returns in a spy novel of arresting psychological complexity and unflagging suspense. In…

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  4. Cover of Dead Line

    Dead Line

    2011 · Stella Rimingtion

    Here is the fourth installment in Stella Rimington’s series of thrilling novels that have at their center MI5 officer Liz Carlyle. As plans get under…

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We list 3 books by Stella Rimington across 1 series, published between 2004–2011 — each shown in full reading order.

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